Hoskins Won't Seek New Trial In Fatal Case
McCarthy said a 35 year sentence was agreed after a conference with Hoskins, his family, and defense counsel. Hoskins, 24, was convicted of murder with malice after an eight day trial in 47th District Court and faces another trial for aiding a felon to escape custody. The 48 hour retrial deadline nears, but a motion was not filed following last night’s meeting in Potter County jail. Judge Bishop will sentence next week. Donald Gene Young, charged with murder in the Freeman Slaying, has not yet had a trial and is held without bail.
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McCarthy
Hoskins
47Th District Court
Potter County
Donald Gene Young
Freeman
Young
Bomber Falls Kills Eleven Air Crew in Georgia Crash
Eleven Air Force fliers including Rogers Hornsby Jr. die when a four engine B-50 bomber crashes near Savannah Georgia during a Christmas training flight. The wreck leaves a 75 square foot crater in bog land as crews search marshes seven miles northeast of Savannah. Hornsby Sr. the famous baseball star is named among the victims.
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Savannah
U.P
Air Force
Rogers Hornsby, Jr
Chatham Air Force Base
Trass
Hornsby
St. Louis Cardinals
Boston
Chatam
Texas
Sales Volume Up In Local Stores
Merchants report higher sales days with Saturday and Tuesday peaks and one store noting Monday as its best day. While gross sales match or exceed 1948, net earnings are expected lower due to higher selling costs and competition amid bitter January weather.
Merchants split on sales pattern amid 1949 volume drop
Interviews with merchants show two merchandising patterns in 1949. Some stores pursued heavy promotion with abundant merchandise and strong enthusiasm despite earnings lagging last year, while others aimed for balanced inventories even at lower sales. See SALES-Page 4.
Christmas shopping boosts late rush. near record pace
Christmas buying surged at mid December with department store sales ahead of boomtime 1948, aided by an extra shopping day as Christmas falls on Sunday. President Truman voiced optimism on the economy at a news conference. The nation eyed a possible close to last year’s record sales, with 1949 aiming for a new high.
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Washington
President Truman
Truman
Federal Reserve Board
Damages Awarded In Panhandle Auto Crash Settlements
Damages totaling 22500 were awarded to C. W. Cannon and others and Wilson Cannon and others in one of the largest agreed settlements for damage claims in Panhandle history. Judge Jack Allen handed down judgments in two suits arising from a Sept. 14 collision in Fritch involving Donald Gice Osborne. The Cannons and related parties suffered fatal injuries to Opal Cannon, Faye Cannon, and Lloyd Eugene Cannon. Attorneys from Merchant Fitzgarrald Pope represented plaintiffs. defense included John Fullingim and Bill McConnell.
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LeFors
Osborne
Perryton
C. W. Cannon
Faye Cannon
Lloyd Eugene
O. M. Cheek
John Boyd Cannon
Judy Ann Cannon
Cheek
Cannon
Fritch
Wilson Cannon
Opal Cannon
Lula Pace
Peggy Cannon
Pace
Amarillo
Merchant, Fitzgarrald and Pope
John Fullingim
Bill McConnell
Bovee, McConnell and Hankins
Truck careens through Cherokee city center killing two
A giant truck rolled downhill in Cherokee Iowa killing Ray Hansen 30 and Jeffrey Bary 40 and injuring five others as 24 cars were smashed. Driver Bob Witte of Sac City escaped unhurt claiming hydraulic brakes failed and transmission stripped. Police said property damage reached 10000 to 15000 dollars.
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Cherokee
Iowa
Locke
Bob Witte
Sac City
Ray Hansen
Jeffrey Bary
Barry
Hansens
Airline Merger Boosted by Pan American AOA Purchase
The Civil Aeronautics Board considers approving Pan American Airways’ plan to buy American Overseas Airlines for 17.45 million dollars in cash. Examiner Wrenn argues the merger would reduce competition in international air travel, while opponents like Trans World Airline and ex-chairman Landis warn of monopoly risks. The deal, brokered by Juan Trippe and C. R. Smith, would consolidate operations with American’s domestic focus.
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Pan American Airways
Thomas L. Wrenn
American Overseas Airlines
Transcontinental & Western Air
Trans World Airline
International Airlines
James M. Landis
CAB
AOA
Pan American
Wrenn
Truman
Juan T. Trippe
C. R. Smith
American Airlines
American
Atlantic
Shannon
Police Shield Unionists Amid Ongoing Bomb Probe
Police tightened protection for union leaders as a Detroit bomb probe continued. The Communist state committee branded the violence as fascist inspired gangster warfare aimed at the labor movement. FBI and city detectives pursued leads while dismissing a bomb threat letter as the work of a crackpot. Walter and Victor Reuther remained central figures after past attacks linked to the CIO UAW.
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Munists
Communists’ State Committee
Labor Movement
AFL
Navy Officials Visit Amarillo for Official Talks
Dan A. Kimball undersecretary of the Navy and Rear Adm. E P. Forrester visited Amarillo noon today, dining at the Amarillo Club with Mayor Gene Klein and Rex B. Baxter. They arrived by Navy DC-3 at 11 54 this morning and planned to depart within an hour for Los Angeles. The officials discussed official business in California and noted 322 Naval Reserve establishments including Amarillo.
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Amarillo
Dan A. Kimball
Navy
E. P. Forrester
Washington
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Amarillo Club
Gene Klein
Rex B. Baxter
Klein
Baxter
Kimall
Kimball
Air
California
Salt Lake City
Weather summary for Amarillo and West Texas area
Amarillo and vicinity expect continued fair weather this afternoon tonight and Saturday with slightly warmer temperatures today and tomorrow. High around 48 degrees and low near 18 with a 36 degree high and 15 degree low for the 24 hour period ending this morning. Panhandle agricultural outlook notes generally favorable farming conditions with fair to partly cloudy skies and a small warming trend then cool tonight. West Texas and Mexico regions forecast fair conditions with warmer temperatures today and through the weekend.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
West
Texas
Mexico
Two Charged With Arson In Spearman Fire String
Spearman police arrest Clyde Boliver and Leroy Medenwaldt, both in custody without bond, on arson charges for five fires set early yesterday. Both men, 21 and 23, from Beuna Park and Los Angeles respectively, had been in Spearman six weeks working on the First Christian Church. Fires struck Consumers Sales Company, Jimmy Davis Service Station, Foxworth-Galbraith Lumber, hay at McLain Grain, and the Archer home. swift fire department action limited losses to a few hundred dollars.
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Spearman
Hansford County
Clyde Dean Boliver
Beuna Park
Cal
Leroy Medenwaldt
Los Angeles
J. B. Cook
Cook
First Christian Church
Boliver
Medenwaldt
Consumers Sales Company
Jimmy Davis
Foxworth-Galbraith Lumber Company
McLain Grain Company
John M. Archer
Spearman Fire Department
Population top hits 150 million in 1949 estimate
The Census Bureau estimated the U S population reached 159,183,000 on December 23 1949 reflecting a monthly growth around 200 000. This marked an 18 514 000 rise since the 1940 census and a 2 132 000 gain in the first ten months of 1949.
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Washington
United States
Census Bureau
Navy
Community Christmas Tree at Municipal Auditorium Tonight
The American Legion holds its 22nd annual Community Christmas Tree at 7 pm on Municipal Auditorium stage in Amarillo. Santa Claus will hand out gift bags with candy nuts and fruit to deserving youngsters. music under Mrs Helen McNeill from Sam Houston Junior High School Choir. Charlie Gibson chairs the Legion tree committee and promises no underprivileged child will be turned away.
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American Legion
Municipal Auditorium
Santa Claus
Byron Singleton
Amarillo
The
Legion
Helen McNeill
Sam Houston
Charlie Gibson
Christmas theft hits Salvation Army in Dallas
Burglars stole nearly $1,000 in Christmas funds from a Salvation Army facility in South Dallas, ruining holiday aid for hundreds of needy children. The loss is tied to the Neely Greenhill Lowndes Insurance firm.
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Dallas
U.P
Salvation Army
Strike Postponed To Allow Mediation Conference
Union leaders agree to postpone a 50 000 Southwestern Bell Telephone workers strike for at least ten days to let governors of Arkansas Missouri Kansas Oklahoma Texas and Illinois mediate at a conference in St Louis next Thursday.
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Jefferson City
U.P
Southwestern Bell Telephone
Arkansas
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Illinois
St. Louis
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Associated Press
Jonathan Forbes
St. Margaret’s Church
London
June Gibb
Johnathan
R. M. Chaplin
S. Ridley
Henry S. Bishop
Dist. Atty
Lloyd King
Board of Paroles and Pardons
By Thomas Thompson
Santa
Wichita Falls
Billy Rogers
Donnie Totten
Wichita River
Billy
Pany
Hammet Vance
Donnie
Rogers Construction Company
Sheppard Field
H. W. Newman
Leon Trice
Lloyd Bell
Iowa Park
S. E. Whitlock
James Lee
Justice of the Peace
New York
Raiload
Long Island
Pennsylvana Station
Pen Evening Schelie -Munday Co
Ween
Art Locke
Civil Aeronautics Board
Edwin Morgan
Walter
Victor Reuther
CIO
United Auto Workers
Walter Reuther
Victor
Harry T. O’connor
FBI
Detroit
Jack Harvill
Harvill
Walter Stanley
Street Car and Bus Drivers Union
Pontiac
Michigan
Communist Party
Uaw-Cio
US Navy
Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes—Insurance
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